Bald River Falls

Follow the gushing water of Tennessee’s Bald River and you will be taken through a peaceful route of pristine wilderness, stunning views, and eventually, if you’re on the right track, Bald River Falls, an awe-inspiring 100-foot waterfall that is one of the most photographed in the nation.

So uniquely wonderful is the area, located some 30 miles south of the Smokey Mountains, that it may be surprising to learn that much of it lacks federal Wilderness protections.